Discourses on and Realities of the life of Canines among Arabs and Muslims

This paper is about the power of representation; it takes as specific focus an animal who has been made out to represent all that is impure in Islamic discourses. Not only are dogs regarded as unclean animals, but their entry into a person’s home has been described to be a cause for refusal of angel...

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Autore principale: Sonbol, Amira (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2014
In: Hawwa
Anno: 2014, Volume: 12, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 101-120
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